Celebrating Connection and Community: Highlights from the 2024 Annual Employee Fall BBQ

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Welcome to the new academic year, UFV faculty and staff members! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who stopped by the Relationship and Fund Development booth (formerly Advancement) at the Employee Fall BBQ on August 21. Despite the clouds, the energy remained bright. This year, we introduced the Donor Dollars Cornhole Toss. In our version … Read more

Fire device testing on UFV campuses August 12-16

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This message sent on behalf of Campus Planning and Facilities Management Please be advised that Johnson Control,  Elite Fire Protection and Kone Elevator will visit UFV’s Abbotsford and Chilliwack campuses Aug 12-16 for fire device testing on emergency lights, sound bells and flashing lights, strobes, fire extinguishers, kitchen systems, elevator shafts, and smoke detectors. Fire … Read more

UFV walk-out in support of Afghan women — Aug 15

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On Thursday, August 15th at noon, we will gather to commemorate three years since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. This event takes place on the UFV  Abbotsford campus, in the walkway between the Student Union Building (Building S) and the UFV Athletic Centre (Building E). Afghan women have been banned from attending university since December … Read more

Weaving Knowledge Systems workshop — Aug 26

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This in-person workshop on Monday, Aug 26 on the UFV Abbotsford campus (room G124) provides you with hands-on experience and resources that will bring together Indigenous and Western worldviews based on your subject area. We will explore experiential activities to weave cultural safety/humility, Indigenous ways of knowing and being, and Indigenous worldviews into your course(s)/practice. … Read more

Educators Journey Towards Reconciliation — Aug 19

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Join Lorna Andrews and Leanne Joe in this in-person ‘Educators Journey Towards Reconciliation’ workshop where we will discover challenges and best practices in decolonizing the classroom and our education practice. During this two-day workshop in room G124 on the UFV Abbotsford, we will explore strategies for creating a culturally safe learning environment and Indigenizing through … Read more

IT Service Desk has a new location on Chilliwack campus

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Beginning Monday, July 22, the UFV Chilliwack IT Service Desk will welcome students and employees at a new location on the main level of building A, beside the security office  (A1108). The increased presence of the IT Service Desk location makes receiving technology support faster, easier, and more accessible, enhancing both the student and employee … Read more

Employee Fall BBQ — Aug 21

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The campus shuttle is available to employees wishing to catch a ride from Abbotsford to UFV Chilliwack for the annual Employee Fall BBQ being held on Wednesday, August 21. Please note, while this is a quieter time on campus, priority seating does go to students. If the shuttle is full, staff may need to wait … Read more